Welcome to Torquay & District Medical Society
Torquay & District Medical Society is a social and educational society for members of the medical profession in the Torquay area.
We hold regular dinners and other events for members, their partners and guests, and are pleased to welcome prospective members to join us.
Why not join us for our informative and entertaining programme?
Thursday 26th September 2024
Talk by Dr Rosie Isaac
Health Point
A Medical Signposting Service for Refugees
Dr Rosie Isaac is currently working as a GP in Torbay Hospital ED and in Alderney, in the Channel Islands, as a Remote and Rural GP.
After qualifying as a GP, Rosie worked in refugee camps in Dunkirk, France, in 2017, and in Bangladesh, in 2019.
In 2021, she founded Health Point, a medical signposting service for refugees and asylum seekers, based within the Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support charity.
In this talk, Dr Isaac will share her experiences from working with refugees in France and Bangladesh.
She will give an overview of the refugee situation in the UK and provide insight into the refugee journey across continents to the UK.
Rosie will talk about Health Point, the medical signposting service she founded in Plymouth, and for which she remains the Clinical Lead.
She will discuss some of the barriers to accessing services that are faced by the UK population of refugees and asylum seekers.
Join us to hear Rosie Issac speak on this topical and challenging subject.
A number of Torquay & District Medical Society, 100% silk ties are available for sale to members.
The ties feature the T&DMS badge and are excellent value at £10 each.
Please click here to contact the Secretary to purchase your tie.